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Free English Grammar Curriculum for Homeschool & Home Study

 

(see below* for information on how to access this freebie)

I'm excited about this find, as it's something I've been searching for our 8th grader to do on his own.  I'll let English Grammar 101 describe their program to you (the following text is from their site):

 

English Grammar 101 is an online instructional series for language arts classes, alternative education settings, home schooling, individual study, and ESL courses. The series provides step-by-step instruction directed toward student performance goals. The series includes six units that represent an equivalent of 100 hours of classroom instruction. It is recommended that students have reading skills at the sixth grade or higher.

English Grammar 101 incorporates 6-12 content standards found in most states and districts. As an example, the series addresses the new California State Board Adopted Standards in English Language Arts: Written and Oral English Language Conventions, Grades 9-10, Section 1.0 with subsections 1.1, 1.2, and the writing portions of 1.3 (Grades 11-12 are similar).

The series can be further described as follows:

• Instruction is system designed based on student performance goals
• Instruction is designed for self-paced, individualized, step-by-step learning
• Pretest and Posttests are provided for each unit with all work automatically graded
• Students receive immediate feedback of responses with scores
• Materials are formatted for easy access and use
• Students can login from school, home, or anywhere on the Internet
• Students learn concepts and experience the language at the same time

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Note:  English Grammar 101 is free only for home study and homeschoolers.  Schools are charged a fee to subscribe.

* 2nd Note: To access the free lesssons, go to this page, and view the left sidebar.  Click on plus signs (+) to view the individual lessons for each unit.

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Thank you, Mrs. B., for sharing this high quality, 100% free educational find with us! Do you have one to share with us, too?  Email me at freelyeducate@gmail.com.

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Free Resources for Teachers, Including Standards-Correlated Lessons for K-12

The quality of free educational finds seems to be improving each year.  Today's freebie is definitely one of those high quality resources. 

SMART Exchange offers free downloadable lessons* and lesson plans for teachers (including homeschoolers).  There is a teacher forum on the site, where you can bounce ideas off other teachers.  You may upload content you'd like to share. And, best of all, there is a search feature built into the site where you can find lessons specific to your state's standards and specific to the grade(s) you are teaching.

The free resources are available in a dozen or so subjects, ranging from Citizenship to Math, and from English as a Second Language to Special Education.  Here is a screenshot of the most downloaded subjects (as of March 18, 2010):

03/20/10 Update:  A FreelyEducate.com reader asked how to view the files.  Mark @ SmartTech replied, "If you don't have Notebook software installed, you can use a free web-based viewer at http://express.smarttech.com to open and edit them."~ Thanks, Mark!

Are you from a non-US country?  If so, click on the small flag in the top right corner of the SMART Exchange site to view the site in another language.

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Thank you, Katherine, for sharing this high quality, 100% free educational find with us! Want to share one, too?  Just email me at freelyeducate@gmail.com. ~ Lori

For Preschool through 6th Grade: Free Curriculum in All Subjects

Today we have another one of those vast sites that offer something in many subject areas.  The Learning Site is primarily for preschool through about 6th grade.  You're going to have to visit it yourself to see all there is to offer you!

Here are a few screenshots of random pages within The Learning Site:

At least one area of the site (math) requires registration, including adding the author's name of a Harcourt textbook as a password.  Other than that area, and perhaps another that I haven't yet noticed, the site can be freely used, even without registration.

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Thank you, Kathleen, for sharing this high quality, 100% free educational find with us! Do you have a resource to share, too?  Email me at freelyeducate@gmail.com

Here are a few screenshots of random pages within The Learning Site:

At least one area of the site (math) requires registration, including adding the author's name of a Harcourt textbook as a password.  Other than that area, and perhaps another that I haven't yet noticed, the site can be freely used, even without registration.

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Subscribe to FreelyEducate here

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Thank you, Kathleen, for sharing this high quality, 100% free educational find with us! Do you have a resource to share, too?  Email me at freelyeducate@gmail.com

The Learning Site: Free Lessons in Many Subject Areas for Preschool - Elementary

Today we have another one of those vast sites that offer something in many subject areas.  The Learning Site is primarily for preschool through about 6th grade.  You're going to have to visit it yourself to see all there is to offer you!

Here are a few screenshots of random pages within The Learning Site:

At least one area of the site (math) requires registration, including adding the author's name of a Harcourt textbook as a password.  Other than that area, and perhaps another, the site can be freely used, even without registration.

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Subscribe to FreelyEducate here

Keep up with FreelyEducate tweets (Twitter) here: @freelyeducate

Thank you, Kathleen, for sharing this high quality, 100% free educational find with us! Do you have a resource to share, too?  Email me at freelyeducate@gmail.com

Free English Grammar 101 Course (for middle to high school)

I'm excited about this find, as it's something I've been searching for our 8th grader to do on his own.  I'll let English Grammar 101 describe their program to you (the following text is from their site):

English Grammar 101 is an online instructional series for language arts classes, alternative education settings, home schooling, individual study, and ESL courses. The series provides step-by-step instruction directed toward student performance goals. The series includes six units that represent an equivalent of 100 hours of classroom instruction. It is recommended that students have reading skills at the sixth grade or higher.

English Grammar 101 incorporates 6-12 content standards found in most states and districts. As an example, the series addresses the new California State Board Adopted Standards in English Language Arts: Written and Oral English Language Conventions, Grades 9-10, Section 1.0 with subsections 1.1, 1.2, and the writing portions of 1.3 (Grades 11-12 are similar).

The series can be further described as follows:

• Instruction is system designed based on student performance goals
• Instruction is designed for self-paced, individualized, step-by-step learning
• Pretest and Posttests are provided for each unit with all work automatically graded
• Students receive immediate feedback of responses with scores
• Materials are formatted for easy access and use
• Students can login from school, home, or anywhere on the Internet
• Students learn concepts and experience the language at the same time

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Note:  English Grammar 101 is free only for home study and homeschoolers.  Schools may subscribe at cost.

2nd Note: To access the free lesssons, go to this page, and view the left sidebar.  Click on plus signs (+) to view the individual lessons for each unit.

Thank you, Mrs. B., for sharing this high quality, 100% free educational find with us! Do you have one to share with us, too?  Email me at freelyeducate@gmail.com.

Subscribe to FreelyEducate here

Keep up with FreelyEducate tweets (Twitter) here: @freelyeducate